Horned Frog Band marches into CBDNA winner's circle

Fort Worth, TX

4/23/2009

The TCU Horned Frog Marching Band was recently selected one of the top five college marching band programs in the nation by the College Band Directors National Association.  Competition is judged on the basis of submitted videos of performances.

Every two years, marching bands across the nation can submit a video of their best performance to be considered for this honor.  TCU has never sent one until now, when Brian Youngblood, TCU associate director of bands, entered a video of the Horned Frog Band's "We The People" show performed at the Texas UIL State Marching Contest.

The other four bands that placed in the competition were from Western Carolina University, Colorado State University, UCLA, and the University of Arizona.

The TCU Marching Band staff  includes:
Bobby Francis - Director of Bands

Brian Youngblood - Associate Director of Bands/Director of the Marching Band

Brian Gibbs - Assistant Director of Bands

Brian West - Director of Percussion/Professor of Percussion

Jeff Hodge - Drumline Instructor

Curtis Green - Colorguard Instructor

Heath Baker - Graduate Conducting Associate

Jeremy Strickland - Graduate Conducting Associate